We Are the Guinea Pigs(1980)
Three Mile Island and the Catastrophe of Nuclear Power
Farmers and parents of young children, who live in the Harrisburg, Pa., area, discuss their fears of radioactive contamination from the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor accident in 1979. Scientists and physicians also expound on the lethal dangers of nuclear power and the risks in containment processes.
Movie: We Are the Guinea Pigs
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Self - Dairy Farmer, Middletown, Pa.
Self - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.
Self - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.
Self - President, Local 1688, United Steelworkers of America
Self - President, Harrisburg Coalition of Black Trade Unions
Self - High School Teacher, Harrisburg, Pa.
Self - Goat Farmer, Middletown, Pa.
Self - Parent, Halifax, Pa.
We Are the Guinea Pigs
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Farmers and parents of young children, who live in the Harrisburg, Pa., area, discuss their fears of radioactive contamination from the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor accident in 1979. Scientists and physicians also expound on the lethal dangers of nuclear power and the risks in containment processes.
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1980-04-01
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